352-001 · Question #401
Which routing protocol supports unequal cost, multipath load balancing?
The correct answer is B. EIGRP. EIGRP is the only routing protocol listed that supports unequal-cost multipath load balancing via the variance command.
Question
Which routing protocol supports unequal cost, multipath load balancing?
Options
- ARIPv2
- BEIGRP
- COSPFv3
- DIS-IS
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EIGRP is the only routing protocol listed that supports unequal-cost multipath load balancing via the variance command.
RIPv2 supports only equal-cost load balancing across a maximum of four paths by default and has no variance or unequal-cost mechanism.
EIGRP's variance command allows the router to include feasible successor routes whose metric falls within a multiplier of the successor's metric, enabling load balancing across paths with different costs. Traffic is distributed proportionally based on each path's metric, so higher-metric paths carry proportionally less traffic. No other standard IGP (RIP, OSPF, IS-IS) supports unequal-cost load balancing natively.
OSPFv3 performs equal-cost multipath (ECMP) load balancing only and does not support unequal-cost path selection.
IS-IS also performs equal-cost multipath load balancing and lacks a built-in unequal-cost load-balancing feature comparable to EIGRP variance.
Concept tested: EIGRP unequal-cost load balancing with variance
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/enhanced-interior-gateway-routing-protocol-eigrp/13676-18.html
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